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  1. Illustrator insanely not optimized

    It's unbelievable that I have a 2025 recent PC, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, 64Gb RAM DDR5 6200MHz, RTX 5070 Ti, M2 gen5 11500m/s and Illustrator 2026 is super slow, with a lot of lag when zooming in and out, the tools behavior also super slow. Honestly, the worst version so far.

    2 votes

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  2. SVG import bug: cannot import images via SVGs exported from Figma

    Here's an example SVG with four images (all referencing the same image -- this is a simple checkerboard raster (I tried using a more visual example, but the base64-encoded strings for photos seem to be too big for UserVoice)).

    2 votes

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  3. SVG import bug: pattern alignment bugs

    The following represent three patterns with different alignments (see screenshots for expected vs how Illustrator imports them) (note: these are exported from Figma, and as exported they are also running into https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/50819006-svg-import-bug-svg-parser-is-incorrectly-depend , so the actual results shown here in the screenshot are after manually reordering the rect to be below defs)

    <svg width="80" height="81" viewBox="0 0 80 81" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <rect x="0.5" y="0.5" width="78.9817" height="79.3527" fill="url(#pattern0_39_81)" stroke="black"/>
    <defs>
    <pattern id="pattern0_39_81" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" patternTransform="matrix(26.7247 0 0 26.7247 0.5 0.5)" preserveAspectRatio="none" viewBox="0 0 30.369 30.369" width="1" height="1">
    <g id="pattern0_39_81_inner">
    <circle cx="10.123" cy="10.123" r="10.123" fill="url(#paint0_linear_39_81)"/>
    </g>
    </pattern><linearGradient id="paint0_linear_39_81" x1="10.123" y1="0" x2="10.123"
    2 votes

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  4. SVG import bug: patterns import incorrectly

    This pattern (from the MDN page) imports visually incorrectly (see screenshot):

    <svg viewBox="0 0 230 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <defs>
    <pattern id="star" viewBox="0,0,10,10" width="10%" height="10%">
    <polygon points="0,0 2,5 0,10 5,8 10,10 8,5 10,0 5,2" />
    </pattern>
    </defs>
    <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" fill="url(#star)" />
    <circle
    cx="180"
    cy="50"
    r="40"
    fill="none"
    stroke-width="20"
    stroke="url(#star)" />
    </svg>

    2 votes

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  5. SVG import bug: SVG parser is (incorrectly) dependent on <defs> order

    The SVG spec recommends but does not require <defs> appear at the top of the document (before elements that use them).

    This SVG, from the MDN patterns page, imports visually to Illustrator (albeit incorrectly):

    <svg viewBox="0 0 230 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <defs>
    <pattern id="star" viewBox="0,0,10,10" width="10%" height="10%">
    <polygon points="0,0 2,5 0,10 5,8 10,10 8,5 10,0 5,2" />
    </pattern>
    </defs>
    <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" fill="url(#star)" />
    <circle
    cx="180"
    cy="50"
    r="40"
    fill="none"
    stroke-width="20"
    stroke="url(#star)" />
    </svg>

    If I reorder the <defs> to the bottom, which is still valid SVG, it does not import anything visual at all:

    <svg viewBox="0 0 230 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

    2 votes

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  6. My files are not saving

    Whenever I save a file it says it was saved on my desktop, but when I go to find it later its not there, like it didnt save or never even existed. I was recently working on a few files and I saved them all, but when I opened the app again only five opened, more then 70% of my work was lost and I dont know why.

    2 votes

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  7. SVG import bug: fails to import shadows exported from Figma (using filters)

    Examples (all of these should render drop shadows or inner shadows, but import as plain circles without shadows):

    Drop shadows:

    <svg width="294" height="305" viewBox="0 0 294 305" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <g filter="url(#filter0_d_0_3)">
    <circle cx="127.021" cy="127.021" r="127.021" fill="#FF7575" fill-opacity="0.6"/>
    </g>
    <defs>
    <filter id="filter0_d_0_3" x="0" y="0" width="293.126" height="304.293" filterUnits="userSpaceOnUse" color-interpolation-filters="sRGB">
    <feFlood flood-opacity="0" result="BackgroundImageFix"/>
    <feColorMatrix in="SourceAlpha" type="matrix" values="0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0" result="hardAlpha"/>
    <feOffset dx="27.9167" dy="39.0834"/>
    <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="5.58335"/>
    <feColorMatrix type="matrix" values="0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25
    2 votes

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  8. SVG import bug: <use> element does not work

    Example:

    <svg width="355" height="355" viewBox="0 0 355 355" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <use href="#mypath" x="100" y="100"/>
    <circle id="mypath" cx="127.021" cy="127.021" r="127.021" fill="#FF7575" fill-opacity="0.5"/>
    </svg>

    2 votes

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  9. SVG import bug: object with multiple fill overrides in style attribute (including P3) import with no color

    Example:

    <svg width="91" height="91" viewBox="0 0 91 91" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <circle cx="45.5" cy="45.5" r="45.5" fill="#FF7575" style="fill:#FF7575;fill:color(display-p3 1.0000 0.4572 0.4572);fill-opacity:1;"/>
    </svg>
    

    (Figma exports SVGs from any files with P3 color profile like this)

    2 votes

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  10. Using Image Trace with specific settings generates large black blob made of gigantic black circles

    Image Trace yields a black blob when adjusting the settings now. For instance, it renders a details drawing into a clump when changing the settings to have 1% for the corners slider. This bug is in AI 2026 only.

    2 votes

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  11. Behavior of buttons in the character panel when automatically converted to an icon panel

    I'm using macOS Tahoe 26.2, with English system language and the Japanese version of Illustrator. This issue started with Illustrator version 30.

    1. Check "Automatically turn into icon panel" in the User Interface preferences.
    2. Click the ♥ button in the character panel or the scroll bar when selecting a font.
    3. The character panel closes.
    • This issue did not occur up to version 29 of Ai.
    2 votes

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  12. Dragging a guide with Real-Time Drawing and Editing mode enabled makes black or cyan edges appear for all objects

    I'm not sure if this is a possible feature, if so please let me know for what I can use it. Otherwise I would like to report it.

    For example the following explanation:
    I place some retangles on the artboard. Two objects get a color filling and the third one is filled with white. I use a ruler on one of the colored objects. When I drag the same ruler again, the white object appears and all object have a black stroke. When I drag a second ruler the white object does not appear. If I grab the second ruler…

    2 votes

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  13. Text gets duplicated in the second threaded area

    Good morning,
    Often, when I have two linked text boxes, the text placed in the first box is repeated in the second box. This doesn't happen right at the beginning, when I link the text boxes. I notice this later, when I review the work done. Can you tell me why this happens?

    2 votes

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  14. Exporting PDFs makes a single file instead of many for each artboard

    I am experiencing an issue exporting PDFS under export for screens. I have 2 artboards which I have named, but when I export it only exports 1 artwork and names the PDF the actual file name instead of the artboard name. Other file types, png, jpg, etc seem to be working but not PDFs.

    Running illustrator 30.1

    2 votes

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  15. Uniwidth/multiplexed fonts extends in Illustrator

    A font of mine is uniwidth/duplexed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniwidth_typeface) and keeps its width in InDesign and ABC Dinamo’s Font Gauntlet when changing the weight of the VAR.ttf.

    In Illustrator however, the text ‘extends’ when adding weight. Visualized: The last letter on a line is standing further right than before. The other way around it also contracts when lowering the weight, obviously.

    I went on and found the same behavior in other VAR fonts (right in InDesign, wrong in Illustrator), but also ones that don’t have the issue. My Illustrator version is up to date, and the bug was also in…

    2 votes

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  16. "Legacy text" warning when opening a file with Illustrator 2026, created in Illustrator 2026

    1. macOS 15.7
    2. Illustrator 30.1
    3. Created large posters in Illustrator 30.1 including Japanese type. Was later asked to make A4 size versions of them. Reduced entire contents of individual A1 posters so they would fit on A4 pages, copied, pasted to a new multi-artboard file. Saved and closed. Opened the file next day, again using Illustrator 30.1, and was greeted with "This file contains text created in an older version of Illustrator. Updates in the text layout may have caused changes in some character positions, or line breaks." The preview showed there is actually no text reflow or change in spacing…
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  17. The issue of selecting tools to move lines

    In Illustrator, when I select a line and try to move it, the selection is always lost, forcing me to repeatedly select and move it again. This makes the task difficult for me.

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  18. Can't create New File

    Nothing happens when I click New in the File tab or when I use the Ctrl + N shortcut.

    2 votes

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  19. Spot channel percentage reduction after Envelope or Effect > Warp > Arc is applied to a DeviceN Transparent Single Ink Image

    My client embeds raster PSDs that include an additional spot channel and applies pre-distortion to them using Envelope or Effect > Warp > Arc. When the PSD is embedded, the spot channel becomes a Transparent Single Ink Image in the DeviceN color space with an alpha channel.

    After applying Envelope or Warp > Arc, the spot channel percentage is multiplied by the alpha channel value, while the alpha channel itself remains in the image. The result is a significant reduction in the effective spot ink coverage.
    In the attached example, a 50% spot in the original becomes 25% after the…

    2 votes

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  20. Saving a PDF with All Printer’s Marks only works twice

    Hello,
    I'm using version 30.0 on a PC.

    I need to save my files for printing as PDFs with crop marks. When I check the "All Printer’s Marks" option and save as a PDF, it works the first time, but the second time, and always on the third, I get an error message. This error message says, "This document was saved successfully, but an error occurred after saving. Close and then reopen the document."
    I then have to close Illustrator and reopen everything, giving me two opportunities to save new PDF documents with print marks. Then, on the third document,…

    2 votes

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